A FIRE was lit inside South Mildura coach Luke Sicker from his first meeting with his new club.

Refreshed and renewed from essentially three years away from football, the 32-year-old is keen to lead the Bulldogs into a new era in the Sunraysia Football and Netball League following their winless 2022 campaign.

Sicker was an Imperials premiership player in 2013, and played in grand finals for the ...